New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has connected numerous immovable and movable properties having a complete worth of Rs 8.80 crore of former Delhi Jal Board (DJB) Chief Engineer Jagdish Kumar Arora, his spouse Alka Arora, amongst others, in a cash laundering case, the company stated on Tuesday.
The connected properties additionally belong to Anil Kumar Aggarwal, proprietor of Integral Screw Industries (sub-contractor) and NKG Infrastructure Restricted (contractor of DJB).
ED stated that the properties have been connected underneath the provisions of the Prevention of Cash Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, within the case of Jagdish Kumar Arora and others. “The immovable properties are located in Delhi,” the ED stated.
The ED initiated investigations based mostly on the First Data Report (FIR) registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which contained scheduled offenses associated to corruption and bribery within the DJB.
The FIR alleged that Arora awarded the circulate meter contract of DJB to NKG Infrastructure Ltd at a extremely inflated value of Rs 38 crore regardless that the corporate didn’t meet the technical eligibility standards.
The ED investigation revealed that NKG Infrastructure Ltd. obtained the bid by submitting solid, pretend, and false paperwork. As per the ED, Arora was conscious of the truth that the corporate didn’t meet the technical eligibility standards for sanctioning the tender.
“NKG Infrastructure Ltd sub-contracted the work to Integral Screws Ltd, a proprietorship agency of Anil Kumar Aggarwal. Out of the Rs 24 crore fee obtained by DJB, solely about Rs 14 crore was spent in the direction of the contract work, and the remaining quantity was siphoned off and spent for bribes,” the ED stated.
“Jagdish Kumar Arora obtained a bribe of Rs 3.19 crore, out of which he transferred Rs 2 crore to different DJB officers and the Aam Aadmi Celebration as an election fund,” the company stated.
ED had earlier carried out search operations on July 24, 2023, and November 17, 2023, which resulted within the seizure of incriminating paperwork and proof.
The company arrested Arora and Anil Kumar Aggarwal on January 31 of this yr and each are in judicial custody so far. The prosecution grievance (PC) in opposition to Jagdish Kumar Arora, Anil Kumar Aggarwal, and their shut associates was filed on March 28. (ANI)
